The High Court dismissed a PIL filed by a petitioner seeking demolition of illegal constructions. Finding the petition was cursory, based on a single RTI document, and lacked creditable research, the court refused to entertain it.
The writ petition is dismissed.
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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:75937-DB
Chief Justice's Court
Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 975 of 2024
Petitioner :- Pradeep Singh
Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Avas U.P. Lko. And 3 Others
Counsel for Petitioner :- Ms. Vineeta Pandey learned counsel for the petitioner.
Counsel for Respondent :- Sri Gopal Kumar Srivastava learned Standing counsel, Sri Shailendra Singh Chauhan learned counsel for the opposite party no.3.
Hon'ble Arun Bhansali,Chief Justice Hon'ble Jaspreet Singh,J.
further submission that he was investigating other constructions also and would take action in due course, shows a total lack of any creditable research on part of the petitioner before filing the present Public Interest Litigation and therefore, the manner in which the petition has been filed, the same cannot be entertained.
Order Date :- 19.11.2024 Harshita/Asheesh
(Jaspreet Singh, J.) (Arun Bhansali, CJ.)
Digitally signed by :- HARSHITA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a Public Interest Litigation filed based on cursory investigation and a single RTI response without credible research can be entertained.
Pradeep Singh
State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Avas U.P. Lko.
Arun Bhansali
Jaspreet Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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